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Prism

Blue Sunday River, ME

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical547 ft
Length3,323 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesE
Top1,873 ft

Prism drops 547 vertical feet over 3,323 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 62% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 53rd steepest of 126 named runs at Sunday River. It faces east.

How well Prism holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 10°, Prism gets about 110% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunday River does, December through March. That's sunnier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd sunniest named run at Sunday River. Its top sits at 1,870 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Prism profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Prism elsewhere

Nearby at Sunday River

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.